AP Poll Shows Majority Alarm About Migration’s Impact on Americans

Sixty-one percent of Americans are worried that “native-born Americans are losing their economic, political, and cultural influence” because of immigration, according to an April poll by the Associated Press.

Just 38 percent of respondents say they are “not very” or “not at all” concerned about the impact of migration, says the poll of 2,596 adults, which was conducted April 16-20.

The data shows that 16 percent of respondents are “extremely ” concerned about citizens’ loss of influence amid the huge inflow of diverse and specialist migrants.

Another 16 percent say they are “very concerned.”

Twenty-nine percent say they are only “somewhat concerned,” which implies they do not care much about the issue.

Twenty percent say they are “not very concerned,” which implies they may choose to become more concerned later.

Only 18 percent say they are “not at all concerned” about the massive rise in poverty